“We worry what others think. Why we didn’t get the invite. We over-analyze texts. We see glances, hear whispers, and assume they’re directed at us. People aren’t always going to agree with you. In fact, some people aren’t going to like you for no other reason than because they can.”
‘I’m not everyone’s cup of tea. I’m too loud. Too quiet. A mom who could lose a few pounds. We try so hard to bend 50 different ways to fit a mold. But, why? For what?’
‘I’m doing this because I want to impress you.’ I crouched down next to him. ‘You are already stronger than I ever was at your age by just getting up here.’ ‘Really?’ He asked.’
“I was on the top of a waterfall with my 11-year-old son, waiting for him to jump, when he looked like he was about to cry. He made a dozen half starts, but then backed away. My father would’ve told me to toughen up.”
‘Don’t over-pluck your beautiful eyebrows. Stop trying to fight your weirdness. You don’t need to impress anyone.’ Woman’s advice to her younger self she’s now using in her 30s
“10. Don’t live by other people’s compliments. Don’t die by other people’s criticisms. Take it all with a grain of salt.”
‘My little brother has a crush on this girl’: Big bro’s hilarious wingman story to help his sibling score a second date
“He is 16, and this was his first date and first time inviting a girl over.”
‘To the girl who hasn’t been herself lately’
“Your spark will return, and you will shine like you were meant to.”
